Mysterious Assistant of the Washed-Up Queen-Chapter 447 - 300: So Many Songs, Can’t Get Through the Days?
There were all sorts of opinions on the internet regarding the follow-up content of the album.
But unfortunately, due to issues with their level of proficiency, both Chu Tian and Xu Qingqiu were perfectionists. When it came to Cantonese, the two of them had almost reached the point of nitpicking. After singing each song, they would analyze it word by word and syllable by syllable to ensure the pronunciation was correct and there were no flaws. Even after both felt it was fine, they would have the Cantonese teacher, Lin Yue, listen to it again. Even though Lin Yue gave continual thumbs-ups after listening, they still didn’t let their guard down.
After all, they weren’t ordinary internet celebrities, for whom it wouldn’t matter if their pronunciation was off or not authentic; they were just doing it for fun. They were professional singers, aiming for the established Cantonese-speaking fan base and market, so they definitely couldn’t be too careless.
What? You think the Cantonese market I mentioned is only the Greater Bay Area?
Chu Tian’s ambitions didn’t stop there. You should know that the entire South Seas region is a potential Cantonese market!
From the start, he had set his sights on the Asian market; this step was merely a probe.
Therefore, despite the official account raising high expectations among fans and netizens, the new songs were still not released.
During this time, one song unexpectedly rose to the top and stood out before anyone realized it.
"Give you a CD from the past"
"Listen to our love from those times"
"Sometimes I suddenly forget that I’m still in love with you"
...
The first time people heard this song, their eyes widened instantly.
"Whoa, why is it a male voice?"
"Dude, it’s a duet. Is it weird to have a male voice?"
"Damn, I wouldn’t have even noticed if you hadn’t mentioned it. This is actually a duet?"
"I never expected it would end up being three duet songs."
"But who is this guy? He sounds pretty good. Which singer is he duetting with? How come I’ve never heard of him?"
"Chu Tian? Isn’t that Xu Qingqiu’s boyfriend? He can sing too?"
"What’s the big deal? Ever heard of million-dollar sound engineers? They could take a dog barking twice and make it sound so good you wouldn’t even recognize it was a dog."
"That’s an exaggeration. Besides, it’s one thing if you don’t know Chu Tian, but if you do know him, how could you not know he sings really well?"
"That hater commenting above, with your own terrible voice, how dare you mock others? Our Chu Tian sings beautifully; who needs any sound engineer?!"
"Exactly! If you’re that ignorant, please go search for the live version of ’How Is It’ that Chu Tian sang at Xu Qingqiu’s concert, okay? His first time on stage, fully live, flawless—isn’t that far better than you?"
"What the hell? Chu Tian has fans? Now I’ve seen it all!"
"Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter! Why do some people become fans of just anyone nowadays? As far as I know, this Chu Tian hasn’t even debuted yet, right?"
"I’m not Chu Tian’s fan, but I am a shipper of President Xu and Chu Tian. He sings quite well, and he’s really low-key. There’s no need for such hostility."
The top few comments under the song were unexpectedly all about Chu Tian, which came as a bit of a surprise.
But fortunately, most people’s attention was still on the song itself.
"By the way, doesn’t anyone else think this song is really good?"
"It is really good! This kind of gentle, unfolding happiness is simply incredible; it sings straight to my heart."
"Nowadays, when it comes to love songs, they’re all heart-wrenching dramas—either about obsessive simping or bitter curses. It’s rare to find a love song that isn’t about a breakup. Even those are often loud and chaotic, portraying globe-trotting as romantic, as if love is nothing more than throwing money around."
"Yeah, they always make it seem like normal love doesn’t exist anymore. But listen to this song—damn, it’s incredible! So captivating!"
Many people, while reading the comments and listening to the song, found their thoughts drifting far away.
Since when did love start to change?
"Can’t sing the same kind of songs anymore"
"Hearing them would make me blush and hide away"
"Even though I often forget I’m still in love with you"
Just like the song says, there are no more songs that make you blush and want to hide.
Because those shy, verdant years of youth are long gone.
Looking at the present, perhaps today’s kids understand more about relationships than a whole group of people who’ve been single since birth, despite the latter being a dozen years older; it’s unclear what those extra years of age have taught them.
But this precociousness—is it ultimately a good thing or a bad thing?
That era—when a boy or girl, clean and bright under the sunlight, would blush, turn away bashfully, yet steal glances—has long since been left far behind in the past.
Looking back now, they are still the same people, only they’ve transformed into the pot-bellied, greasy-faced figures around the dinner table.
The once ill-fitting yet characterful school uniforms have now become sharp suits or stylish dresses.
Those teenagers, who once had faces with a soft downy fuzz and seemed to exude a milky fragrance, now sport either coarse pores or faces caked in thick makeup.
So, where has time gone? What have the years taken away? What stories has everyone lived through?
"Because love won’t easily be sad"
"So everything appears happy"
"Because love grows simply"
"Still willing to go crazy for you at any time"
"Because how could love become weathered"
"So we still look youthful"
Many people listening to the same song had completely different feelings.
Some wore longing faces, yearning for sweet love, for the girl in the white dress, for the teenager in the white T-shirt with neat, tousled hair.
And some, without realizing it, already had tears streaming down their faces, oblivious to the cigarette ash scattering onto their clothes.
